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1. The Education of Achilles

The Education of Achilles
Creator:
James Barry, 1741–1806
Date:
ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/2 x 50 3/4 inches (102.9 x 128.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

2. The Destruction of the Children of Niobe

The Destruction of the Children of Niobe
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:
1760
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
58 x 74 inches (147.3 x 188 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
between 1830 and 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 x 24 inches (38.1 x 61 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. St. George

St. George
Creator:
Alfred Turner, 1874–1940
Date:
1927
Materials & Techniques:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 inches (17.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Miss Jessica Turner through the National Art-Collections Fund
On View:
Not on view

5. The Deluge

The Deluge
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:
between 1813 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint; modern impression on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 1/4 inches (28.9 × 38.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Destruction of Niobe's Children

The Destruction of Niobe's Children
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 20 5/8 inches (32.4 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

7. A Mother with Her Child in Her Arms Flying upon the Ramparts of a City in Flames

A Mother with Her Child in Her Arms Flying upon the Ramparts of a City in Flames
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 16 inches (49.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. "By Satan's Watch-fiends tho' they search..." (Plate 39)

"By Satan's Watch-fiends tho' they search..." (Plate 39)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. 'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)

'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. 'The Sun beheld it – No, the shocking scene' (Page 75)

'The Sun beheld it – No, the shocking scene' (Page 75)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. 'Love, and love only, is the loan for love' (Page 37)

'Love, and love only, is the loan for love' (Page 37)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness, and to me..." (Design 107)

The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness, and to me..." (Design 107)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. "Him the dog of darkness spied..." (Design 79)

"Him the dog of darkness spied..." (Design 79)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Prophetess Rising from Her Grave (Design 81)

The Prophetess Rising from Her Grave (Design 81)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. "Hie thee hence, and boast at home..." (Design 85)

"Hie thee hence, and boast at home..." (Design 85)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Bard Weaving Edwards Fate (Design 55)

The Bard Weaving Edwards Fate (Design 55)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Rape of Persephone

The Rape of Persephone
Creator:
William P. Sherlock, c.1780–1850
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 23 1/8 inches (43.5 × 58.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, brown chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint with chine collé; published state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 1/4 × 30 13/16 inches (59.1 × 78.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Tobias and the Angel

Tobias and the Angel
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743
Date:
ca. 1685
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/16 x 6 9/16 inches (12.8 x 16.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Marcus Curtius

Marcus Curtius
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 30 1/4 inches (56.8 × 76.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Death on a Pale Horse

Death on a Pale Horse
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
ca. 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches (62.5 x 47 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Christ Church College, Oxford

Christ Church College, Oxford
Creator:
Print made by James Redway, active 1827–1838
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; third state on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 14 11/16 inches (27.9 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 22 1/2 inches (48.9 × 57.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Meeting of Jacob and Esau

Meeting of Jacob and Esau
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (proof before all letters) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 23 3/4 inches (52.1 × 60.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Mordecai

Mordecai
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 23 5/8 inches (49.2 × 60 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Tobit and the Angel

Tobit and the Angel
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 6 3/8 inches (12.4 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Study of a Military Scene

Study of a Military Scene
Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/8 inches (14.3 × 11.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire

Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire
Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; 2nd state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 inches (27.3 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire

Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire
Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; 3rd state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 15 inches (27.9 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Conversion of Saul

The Conversion of Saul
Creator:
Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, brown chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk, watercolor and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis

One of eighteen designs for a series of plates illustrating Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk, black chalk and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 5/8 inches (16.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. The Convent of St. Nicholas

The Convent of St. Nicholas
Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 inches (22.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 30 15/16 inches (54.9 × 78.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. The Deluge

The Deluge
Creator:
Print made by John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
1828
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching; engraver's proof on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 9/16 × 33 3/16 inches (64.9 × 84.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. St. Catherine's Hill, near Guildford, Surrey

St. Catherine's Hill, near Guildford, Surrey
Creator:
Print made by James H. Kernot, 1802–1858
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; 2nd state on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 15/16 inches (27.1 × 37.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Design for an Engraving: Battle of Troy with the Trojan Horse

Design for an Engraving: Battle of Troy with the Trojan Horse
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, red chalk, graphite, watercolor and gold leaf on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, pen in black and red ink, border lines
Dimensions:
Mount: 12 1/8 × 11 inches (30.8 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Tail Piece, or the Bathos

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with line engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 13 1/4 inches (31.4 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker

46. A Knight (St. George?) and a Dragon

No cover image available
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 inches (10.5 × 6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. "Curtius Leaping into the Gulph"

No cover image available
Creator:
George Dance, 1741–1825
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Tobias and the Angel

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 15/16 inches (46 × 35.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

49. Absalom

No cover image available
Creator:
Stephen Frederick Gooden, 1892–1955
Date:
1923
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving with etching on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 8 3/16 inches (18.5 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Lydia Evans Tunnard

50. Elkanah, Hannah and Samuel

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by George Graham, active 1786–1813
Date:
1815
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (proof without letters) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 25 5/8 inches (52.7 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund